Give an overview of the various ways student-centred learning is defined,
Suggest some ways that student-centred learning can be used as the organising principle of teaching and assessment practices,
Explore the effectiveness of student-centred learning and
Present some critiques to it as an approach.
How to run a student centered classroom
Technology Enhanced Student Centered Learning
Student Centered Learning
Brainstorm ideas about what a Student Centered Classroom will look like
Group 1: Might look off-topic from the outside...chaotic...lots of movement.
Takes time to tie everything together.
Blurting out suggestions/comments.
Students natural curiosity might look like "systematic chaos."
Group 2: I dunno. Lots of questioning. Open discussions about prior knowledge.
Project about prior knowledge...such as poster.
Cross-curricular work.
Group 3: Examples may include Student choice (ex. choice of country when studying geography)
Group 4: Cooperative learning groups, equity--making all students feel comfortable participating, technology.
Teachers asking questions and moving around, facilitating student conversation, access to materials.
Group 5: Based on mutual responsibility between teacher and learners.
All responsible for reading, but various roles in leading conversation, peer pressure to maintain responsibilities--hold up your end of the bargain.
Individual responsibility needs to be followed up on, so everyone is accountable.
Teacher CAN learn from the Learner.
Group 6: Student choice, student-led questioning; students are risk-takers who don't feel threatened by the environment. High interest-level.
Group 7: Group seating, lots of hands-on materials, research materials (1:1 laptop computers, for example, or TI-83 labs).
Group 8: Resources could be varied: technology, hard-copy resources, periodicals. The emphasis is on communication and the sharing of ideas researched from those resources. No idea is a bad idea.
Group 9: Iowa Core Curriculum.
Group 10: Kids give feedback--i.e., boardwork, partnerwork, sharing out.
QUESTIONS/NEEDS TO KNOW
1. How do you take a process that works well for doctoral students and make it accessible to K-12 students? What is the hook?
2. Classroom management? How do you maintain it?
3. Can you allow for questioning on paper as opposed to verbally? (To maintain a non-threatening atmosphere)
4. Examples of what constructivism is and what it looks like in the classroom?
Student Centered Resouces
The Student-Centered Classroom 48 page booklet by Leo Jones published in 2007Student-Centred Learning: What does it mean for students and lecturers?
This chapter aims to:
How to run a student centered classroom
Technology Enhanced Student Centered Learning
Student Centered Learning
Brainstorm ideas about what a Student Centered Classroom will look like
Group 1: Might look off-topic from the outside...chaotic...lots of movement.
Takes time to tie everything together.
Blurting out suggestions/comments.
Students natural curiosity might look like "systematic chaos."
Group 2: I dunno. Lots of questioning. Open discussions about prior knowledge.
Project about prior knowledge...such as poster.
Cross-curricular work.
Group 3: Examples may include Student choice (ex. choice of country when studying geography)
Group 4: Cooperative learning groups, equity--making all students feel comfortable participating, technology.
Teachers asking questions and moving around, facilitating student conversation, access to materials.
Group 5: Based on mutual responsibility between teacher and learners.
All responsible for reading, but various roles in leading conversation, peer pressure to maintain responsibilities--hold up your end of the bargain.
Individual responsibility needs to be followed up on, so everyone is accountable.
Teacher CAN learn from the Learner.
Group 6: Student choice, student-led questioning; students are risk-takers who don't feel threatened by the environment. High interest-level.
Group 7: Group seating, lots of hands-on materials, research materials (1:1 laptop computers, for example, or TI-83 labs).
Group 8: Resources could be varied: technology, hard-copy resources, periodicals. The emphasis is on communication and the sharing of ideas researched from those resources. No idea is a bad idea.
Group 9: Iowa Core Curriculum.
Group 10: Kids give feedback--i.e., boardwork, partnerwork, sharing out.
QUESTIONS/NEEDS TO KNOW
1. How do you take a process that works well for doctoral students and make it accessible to K-12 students? What is the hook?
2. Classroom management? How do you maintain it?
3. Can you allow for questioning on paper as opposed to verbally? (To maintain a non-threatening atmosphere)
4. Examples of what constructivism is and what it looks like in the classroom?